Bundesliga: Puma to return as kit supplier of Mönchengladbach from 2018 to 2024, will succeed Kappa

The German brand Puma, owned by the Kering Group, will succeed Kappa and become the kit supplier of Borussia Mönchengladbach (Bundesliga) from the 2018-19 season, "for at least six years", until June 2024, the club announced on 03/04/2017. The two parties have launched an operation called "#GladToBeBack", a reference to the historical link between the two, as Puma and Borussia Mönchengladbach were partnered from 1976 to 1992. Kappa has been the official kit supplier of the club since 2013-14.

As part of this partnership, Puma will equip all teams of Borussia Mönchengladbach, from youth squads to the first team, including game kits, training wear, and accessories. The German brand will also become the official distributor of replica shirts and other merchandise of the club. "We are delighted that we have been able to strengthen ourselves with one of the most traditional and successful clubs in the Bundesliga," said Matthias Bäumer, regional director of Puma in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, on 03/04/2017.

"Puma has a wealth of expertise in developing functional team portfolios and…